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Where does “шиљбок” come from?

шиљбок (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Schildwache, from German schild, from Middle High German schilt, from Old High German scilt, from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

шиљбок (Serbo-Croatian): bayonet

Definitions

  1. bayonet

Ancestry of “шиљбок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchildwachesentinel
2Germanschild—
3Middle High Germanschilt—
4Old High Germanscilt—
5Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
6Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
7Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—
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